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Hello & Mabuhay!

My name is Noelle Falcis Math, and I am an Associate Literary Agent with the Transatlantic Literary Agency.

I’ve garnered a breadth of experience as both a writer and editor before transitioning into agenting. I hold a BA and MFA in English and Creative Writing, and I have received fellowships and/or residencies from VONA (Voices of Our Nations), Tinhouse, The Seventh Wave, and Lemontree House. At VONA, I realized the lack of knowledge accessible to marginalized writers, which fueled my interest in publishing. In 2021, I completed the Los Angeles Review of Books’ Publishing Workshop and the Transatlantic Agency’s BIPOC mentorship program. In 2023, I transitioned into an Associate Literary Agent where I am now building my list. For 2024-2025, I have been selected as one of the AALA’s Literary Agents of Change mentorship program.

I try to decode the publishing industry by providing my experiences as a publishing professional and aspiring writer myself. I am also always looking for new clients to take on!

Fun FAQs

Though the Transatlantic Literary Agency is based in Toronto, I am born and raised (and still living!) in Los Angeles.

I’m based in:

Three cheers for diversity in publishing! I identify as Visayan, but if it’s easier to simplify then, Filipina; my pronouns are she/her; and for better or for worse, I am millennially minded.

How I identify:

I just can’t let go of the following obsessions…

If you asked me to choose between a hot americano, a strawberry matcha latte, or an assam milk tea, please understand — I would fail to choose. Favorite food is noodles across the board, but udon reigns supreme.

Favorite food, favorite drink:

I have:

A shiba inu named Nao and a stunningly beautiful son named Sora.

Rapid Fire What are (some) of my Favorite Books:

  • The Seas by Samantha Hunt

  • Fish in Exile by Vi Khi Nao

  • Human Acts by Han Kang

  • God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

  • Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James

Fiction

  • Dyscalculia by Camonghne Felix

  • In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

  • The Unwritten Book by Samantha Hunt

  • How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

  • Emergent Strategies by adrienne maree brown

Nonfiction

Upcoming Events:

May 08

Guest Lecture

Cal Arts Institute

June 26

Guest Speaker

Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop